Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) – Sample

The components of fresh whole blood remain effective for up to:

A physiologic isotonic solution would contain_____ mOsm

The amount of energy an animal would acquire from burning off adipose tissue would be_________ kcal/kg

Twenty milliequivalents (mEq) of potassium chloride (KCl) is added to a 250 mL bag of sodium chloride. If the patient’s fluid rate is 75 mL/hr, how many mEq of KCl is he receiving per hour? The maximum rate of potassium supplementation in fluids is 0.5 mEq/kg/hr. Given that this patient weighs 25 pounds, should his current fluid rate of 75 mL/hr be increased, decreased, or left unchanged?

A 55-pound Australian Shepherd (“Bobbi”) ingested a 40-ounce bag of milk chocolate candies. It is now 1-hour post-ingestion, and Bobbi is demonstrating restlessness, muscle tremors, and generalized hyperactivity. Symptoms of toxicosis occur when this active ingredient is ingested at a dose of 100 mg/kg. What is “Bobbi’s” toxic dose for this ingredient?

Once within the female reproductive tract, canine sperm have a fertilizing life span of:

A 55-pound Australian Shepherd (“Bobbi”) ingested a 40-ounce bag of milk chocolate candies. It is now 1-hour post-ingestion, and Bobbi is demonstrating restlessness, muscle tremors, and generalized hyperactivity. Milk chocolate contains 50 mg/ounce of this active ingredient. If Bobbi consumed 40 ounces of milk chocolate, how many milligrams of this ingredient did she ingest?

The initial process of converting glucose into fat is called Fatty_____ synthesis

A 75-pound Labrador Retriever requires 8 mg/kg of injectable phenobarbital for initial treatment of status epilepticus. If the concentration of this drug is 30 mg/mL, how many milliliters should this patient receive?

Cataracts are due to a problem with transparency of the __